Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-10
GEORGE CLARK.
What the Leader OF the Anti PrOhibi.
ton Forces Says OF the Future
Democratic Action.
No Heading Out for Action In the Late
Canvass bus the Party Must Speak
Sext Year.
Dallas News.

Dallas News.
WACO, TEE Aug. Hon. George
Clark was in q good humor when q News
representative sought to learn mis- views
on party alignment since the prohibition
fight is over. lie spoke frankly and with
his Characteristic DIT cision. Ia reply to
the question what ne regarded as the
status OF those Democrats who voted for
the much-contested amendment, Judge
Clark said
81 am in favor of tolerance for the rank
and HE of Democrats who thoughtlessly
followed off this p1ohiti ion craze, al d
will oppose their prescription. For the
| fanet!Cal leaders we have no truce. More
| than year ago they deliberately Conspired
! trget1er TO force the Democratic party on
prohibition ground. They had them
selves sent as delegates 10 our state CON
vention, not for the purpose OF advanc-
/ ing Democratic principles, but solely to
secure prohibition success. They entered
the Democratic household and sat at the
! Democratic table with treason in their
! hearts, and bearing malice against all
Democrats who refused to bow the knee
|
mittee on platform with declaration on
prohibition and were defeated. Then
they changed their tactics and begged to
be whitewashed rs to local option, and the
.committee yielded this to them by the
33rasting vote of the chairman,
| HINsEIFA PROHIBITIONIsT.
The convention had scarcely adjourned
! before they fraudulently and falsely per
] locN ;,,%O
of the right of any Democrat to vote and
aca as he pleased on the question Of pro
hibition, and when Mills exercised this
right they banded together against him In
this and adjoining counties at the inSti-
cation Of Carroll and other preachers and
voted for mis- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES op-
ponent. A Democrat who scratches the
unanimous nominee OF his party is
no Democrat, and it is useless
to treat with him as a Democrat.
The course Of these people in tlis
campaign placed the Democratic party q
q pitisble attitude. Hitherto Hghas
always been the party Of freedom aud the
defender OF the rights of the people. Nd
Oattle for popular rights has ever besn
fought before in America, unless thesoid
Democratic flag was found in the fore
front of the line. The DemocratiCagar
has ended its mission on earth when i,
ceases to stand in front Of the people as
the champion Of all their liberties And
yet In this canvass, which involved the
dearest rights of American citizenship, Il
stood manacled and silent, and permitted
the battle to be wsged and the victory to
be won without the ability to
RAISE ITS OFFICIAL VOICE
in vindiCation of its own principles. II
is needless to Inquire who is responsible
for this shameful situation, for all know
who read. What is needed now is
resolute determination on the part of al
true Democrats that it shall continue nc
longer. Better that the party should
perish than to continue to actt the coward
and far better for It's hsg to 60 down il
defeat than to persist in its shameless
tiirtatiOns vita every meretriCiou5 p0liti-
caliSm that may come along"
The Reporter-Do yon think the prohi.
bition agitation in Texas will now quie
down?
Judge Clark-The Prohibitionists de-
clare they are here to stay, and | have nc
doubt of it. No man with three ideas il
his head ever doubted that it was purely
political, and its course in the recen
canvass demonstrated that it's politics
were strictly Of the CesspoOl variety Why
decker with it longer? 1t is third party
bitterly hostile 10 Democracy, with per
: feet organization in t e nation and il
every state--bold, INSCRIPTIONS, aggres
sive, defiant, vindlctive, merciless, crue
and filthy. Why should Democrats b,
refused the poor privilege Of fighting i
under their party organization? And VIII,
should people calling themselves Demo
Gratis be permitted to enlist under the pro
hibition flag and fight for its principles
e SHOOTING THEIR POISONED ARROWS
d at brother Democrats, and each nigh
: sitter the battle is over slip back into tn
d Democratic camp and eat up our rations
+ This thing would be farcical, if it We
:. not tragical, and for one l am tired of il
l am tired of Democrats sitting at GU
: council board absorbed only in tn
;. thought as to how they can promote tn
!, cause of the enemy and advance the enc
S. my's line of battle. ! am but sn humbl
: private in the ranks of Democracy, hol
J no commission and want none, but | d
, want to see my party msnly party.
, Reporter-Whcm would you read out
Judge Clark don't want to see sn
Democrat read Of the party. II there /
such thing as reading anybody out, G
!. which have no knowledge, l do not car
!, to see any Democrat ostracised for hi
u action IN this canvass; but DO want t
: see my party raise its flag and align itse
II on correct Democratic ground; an
!. speaking only for myself have no com
y promise to make on that issue l am fo
my friends also, for those with whom
T. stood in this fight, and whenever l ca
- serve one of them they can wake up me
midnight, and my services are at the
disposal.
!. CHAIRMAN CLARK ON THE ISSUE.
q, Dallas News, Editorial: The News tn
$; Earning presents piece of prime pc
lftical information, which will be four
!. to merit the attention of every Ter,